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001 2006037791
003 DLC
005 20120322082138.0
008 061109s2007 nyu b 000 0aeng
010 $a 2006037791
020 $a9781595580528
020 $a1595580522
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035 $a(OCoLC)76142279
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050 00 $aDS79.76$b.M544 2007
082 00 $a956.7044/3092$aB$222
100 1 $aMejía, Camilo.
245 10 $aRoad from Ar Ramadi :$bthe private rebellion of Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejía /$cCamilo Mejía.
260 $aNew York :$bNew Press :$bDistributed by Norton,$cc2007.
300 $a312 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $aThe story of a soldier who fought in Iraq and refused to return. Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejía became the new face of the antiwar movement in early 2004 when he applied for a discharge from the Army as a conscientious objector. After serving in the Army for nearly nine years, he was the first known Iraq veteran to refuse to fight, citing moral concerns about the war and occupation. His principled stand helped to rally the growing opposition and embolden his fellow soldiers. Mejía was eventually convicted of desertion by a military court and sentenced to a year in prison, prompting Amnesty International to declare him a prisoner of conscience. Here, the soldier-turned-pacifist tells his story, and argues passionately for human rights and the end to an unjust war.--From publisher description.
600 10 $aMejía, Camilo.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$vPersonal narratives, American.
650 0 $aSoldiers$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$xConscientious objectors.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip074/2006037791.html